Eye shield or goggles



A g- 13, 1940- A, D. COOPER EYE SHIELD OR GOGGLES Filed June 30, 1939 p INVENTOR wrrw'asszs l/ lf l l 1/. C'oo aer K BY 7 ATTORN EYE;

ate-pied Aug. 13, 1940 STATES 1 Claim.

This invention relates to eye shields or goggles and has for an object to provide a construction which is simple and which is eflicient in protecting the eyes against glare while not molesting the vision directly in front of the person using the shield.

Another object is to provide an eye shield or goggles wherein tubular members are provided and formed to fit against the face so as to expose the eyes only at the front.

A further object of the invention is to provide an eye shield or goggles formed of celluloid or other translucent or partly transparent material and arranged with the parts adapted to fit against the face around the eyes with the tubular portions extending forwardly from the eyes so as to allow a full vision directly in front and a protection against glare and strong lights from the top, bottom and sides.

In the accompanying drawing- Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an eye shield or goggle structure disclosing an embodiment of the invention, the same being illustrated on a figure;

Fig. 21s a view partly in horizontal section and partly in plan of the eye shield shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view through Fig. 2 approximately on the line 3-3; and

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through Fig. 2 approximately on the line 4-4.

Referring to the accomtanying drawing by numerals, l indicates a bridge or nose piece which may be of wood, metal or plastic material and may be of any desired shape and contour. Associated with the nose piece I are tubular shields or guides 2 and 3, the tubular shields or guards being formed identical but positioned on opposite sides of the nose piece I. As shown in the accompanying drawing, each shield or guard 2 is formed of a sheet of celluloid and is overlapped at 4, so that a suitable securing means 5, as for instance, a screw or nail, secures the folded part in position and the guard to the nose piece I. As the shields are identical, except that they are right and left, a description of one will apply to both.

The tubular portion 2 is provided with a. rearwardly extending extension 6 to which a temple 1 is connected. The construction, as shown in Fig. 2, is such that the curved parts 8 will snugly fit against the face around the eyes and presents a slightly tapering tube through which the eyes may readily see an object directly in front. While the illustration shown in Fig. 2 is slightly less than full size, it illustrates the tubular part 2- at its shortest part as being approximately one inch long, though it has been found desirable under some circumstances to make the tubular part one and one-half inches, two inches, or even longer.

' could be made of other suitable material which is partly transparent and which is colored in some way to prevent the passage of undesirable light rays.

By the construction herewith disclosed, both of the eyes of the person are shielded against light except the rays of light coming directly from the front. In the case of an automobile driver wearing the shield, as shown in the accompanying drawing, he may see the road ahead in natural colors and natural light, but all light from the top, bottom and sides is retarded or prevented from entering the eyes. In this way a desired shield to the eyes is secured without in any way lessening the vision of the person when looking at the road or at vehicles in front of the person. The shield could be used also as sun-glasses or goggles for all recreations or outdoor occupations. When reading or writing indoors or out-of-doors the shield is restful to the eyes whether moving or stationary.

The shield is worn in the same way as an ordinary pair of goggles or eyeglasses and may be readily applied or removed at any time. The goggles could also be used over ordinary eyeglasses without departing from the spirit of the invention.

I claim:

An eye shield having a nose piece formed with an arc-shaped notch and a pair of straight parallel side edges, a pair of independent tubular members formed of substantially translucent sheet material, said nose piece extending at each end slightly beyond the nose of the person wearing the shield so as to space said tubular members so that the axes thereof will be in line with the center of the eyes of the person wearing the shield, each tubular member being overlapped adjacent said nose piece, the respective overlapped zones resting against the respective straight edges of the nose piece, securing means extending through said overlapped zones onto the nose piece for securing the tubular members in place and the overlapped zones parallel with said straight edges, each of said tubular members being tapered from the rear toward the front with both ends open and the rear shaped to fit against the face around the eyes of the person when the shield is in use, each of said tubular members being formed at the rear outside portion with rearwardly extending temple members, and temples secured to the rear ends of said temple members.

ALFRED D. COOPER. 

